'This is What I Took an Oath For:' Guard Troops Shore Up DC in Wake of Violent Siege
‘This Is What I Took an Oath For:’ Guard Troops Shore Up DC in Wake of Violent Siege Staff Sgt. Eric Kuper of the D.C. National Guard stands in a line of dispersed Guard members across the street from the U.S. Capitol as workers erect seven-foot tall security fencing on the morning after the Jan. 6 riot that breached the Capitol. (Matthew Cox/Military.com) 8 Jan 2021 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Hundreds of National Guard troops on emergency mobilization orders began arriving Thursday to reinforce security in the city a day after the violent breach of the U.S. Capitol that left five dead.
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